Monthly Archives: May 2018

In Uganda Minerals are owned by the state in trust for the people of Uganda as stated in the Mining Act 2003. However, there is no requirement for state participation nor to have a company or corporation that can hold the commercial interests of the state in the mining industry. Bearing in mind the mineral…

The content of this newsletter Introduction About this issue Need to know Afrosai- E Is Updating Its Audit Guideline for Extractive Industries The Audit Office of Vietnam Audit on The Licensing of Mineral Exploration and Mining during the period 2014-2016 Mining In Uganda: The case for a National Mining Company SAI Uganda: Meeting the Challenge of…

The Office of the Auditor General Zambia hosted the second meeting of the INTOSAI Working Group on Audit of Extractive Industries (WGEI) learning task force in Lusaka, Zambia from 9th to 12th April, 2018. The purpose of the meeting was to review and update the draft Extractive Industries Training Curriculum. The meeting was officially opened…

In 2017, the State Audit Office of Vietnam conducted an audit on State management of mineral exploration and mining during the period 2014-2016 at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and 08 provinces/cities. One of the most important tasks of the audit was “auditing the licensing of…